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Meaning of 狄

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Pinyin:
English Definition: low ranking public official (old); surname Di; generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
Chinese Definition:
①中国古族名。春秋前,长期活动于齐、鲁、晋、卫、宋、郑等国之间,与诸国有频繁的接触。因为他们主要居住于北方,故又通称“北狄”(亦作“翟”)。
②秦汉以后,中国对北方少数民族的统称。
③古代最下级的官吏。
④有力的麋鹿。
⑤古同“翟”,乐舞所用的雉羽。
⑥姓氏。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (animal) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
康涅狄格州 kāng niè zhōu Connecticut, US state
鲍狄埃 bào āi Eugène Edine Pottier (1816-1887), French revolutionary socialist and poet
阿佛洛狄忒 ā luò Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love; Venus
狄仁杰 rén jié Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends; master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案
狄奥多 ào duō Theodor (name)
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Example Sentences
1
Adie follows Samuel to the bedroom and notices the photograph sitting on the bureau.
2
饿
Adie glances back at the tree. "What do you think it's hungry for?
3
She opens the screen door. "I'm Adie's mom, Bev." Adie steps in front of her and pushes Samuel back out the door.
4
湿
Inside Adie sits down in the rocker and takes off her shoes and cuffs her wet jeans. "My feet are freezing," she says.
5
Adie pulls her hair back and twists it into a knot. "I like this one," she says touching the purse with yellow and orange flowers.